Brown County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 Brown County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3 Brown County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP Project Staff: Ritika Bhawal, MPH Solomon Briggs Kyoungsun Heo, MPA Srinivasa Konchada Indiana Prevention Resource Center Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

3. Geographic and Historical Notes Brown County is located in south central Indiana. It is bordered by Bartholomew County to the east, Jackson to the south, Monroe to the west and southwest, Morgan to the north/northeast and Johnson to the north/northwest. State Highways 135 and 46 cross the county. Elevation is 800-1000 feet. The landscape features oak, maple, birch, beech, and hickory trees and features very steep slopes in most areas, except some north-central areas where the slopes are moderately steep. This county is part of the Kentucky and Indiana Sandstone and Shale Hills and Valleys land resource area. Brown county is in the Eastern Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 18٥/39٥ in January and 62٥/87٥ in July. Annual precipitation is 40-45 and snowfall 12-20 inches. Typically the first freeze of the season is around October 15-20 and the last freeze is around April 20-25 (except northeast corner, April 23-30). The growing season lasts about 168-183 days. Only about a tenth of the land is farmland. Main crops include corn for grain and hay. Brown County is a tobacco producing county. Livestock includes hogs and pigs, cattle and calves. Main natural resources include dimension sandstone and commercial forestland. In the southern part of the county over 17,000 acres belong to the Hoosier National Forest. In the Fall people come from hundreds of miles to see the magnificent array of fall colors along highway 46 and throughout the area. Communities include the town of Nashville, the county seat. Townships include Hamblen, Jackson, Van Buren, and Washington. Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.

Brown County The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus 7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

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Brown County Block Groups